Research | Current

Post-separation families

Custody disputes

Intimate partner violence and coercive control

Partnership formalisation

Gendered identities

Qualitative research.

I am currently researching mothers’ experiences of losing care time with their children following parental separation. This research builds on earlier research on custody disputes and their intersection with intimate partner violence and coercive control. I have also recently undertaken research that examines couples' transitions from informal to formal unions such as marriages and civil unions.

Elizabeth, V. (2016). ‘I’d just lose it if there was any more stress in my life’: Separated Fathers, Fathers’ Rights and the News Media. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 5 (2), 107-107. 10.5204/ijcjsd.v5i2.312